Determining how names resolved under Windows XP

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Hi!

Given a particular name, is there a simple way of determining by what

means Windows XP resolved that name into a network address?

 

That is, if I type in a name and Windows resolves that to an IP

address, how do I know if it resolved the name via the DNS cache, a

DNS server, WINS cache, WINS server or the hosts file?

 

While I'm asking, is there also a trivial way to find out which

interface packets aimed at a given IP address will be sent to (without

having to figure it out oneself, obviously)?

 

Cheers,

 

mm